Hotel Am Jesuitenschll Passau

... and my Great Grandparents grew up. It was the best trip ever I had such an amazing time! Words cannot describe how I felt there, seeing my heritage and reconnecting with family. <br><br>Took a side trip to Prague. Amazing city, one of my favorites now! Loved it.<br><br>Now I'm in Munich til Monday. It's great here...beautiful sights and delicious beer! I'm in heaven haha<br><br>OK sooo that's a little update for now! Hope everyone is happy and healthy! <br><br>More soon...<br>Michelle

We docked at Hofkirchen, not a planned stop but upriver from Passau. This was so the ship could get through the critical low water section quicker. We took buses back to Passau for the regular planned tours for the day while the ship went on ahead. Since the tour today was all walking Muriel stayed on board the ship. I joined up with our friends from Pittsburgh, Jack and Suzanne, so I would have company during the tour and four hours of free time we had in the ...

... sondern das Gepäck einfach eingecheckt. Zu unserem Gllück...<br><br>Ab dann hieß es eigentlich nurmehr Zeit totschlagen in den beiden Fliegern. Der erste von L.A. nach Chicago war mehr so nach Ryan Air Art, aber es gab einen Fernseher pro 5 Reihen oder so. Der Flug hat 5 Stunden gedauert. Und dann ist man erst in Chicago. Unglaublich, wie riesig das Land ist! Nach einem erfolgreichen Flugzeugwechsel gings dann ab Richtung Heimat - wieder 8 Stunden fliegen. Sewy hat ...

... are so lucky to see all these beautiful things.  At 9.30 we went on a walking tour around Passau and of course the church.  St. Stevens it is an awesome church but to be quite honest I am a little over churches.  However really enjoyed the town and our guide was great with a very good sense of humour.  At 11.30 we went back to the church and listened to an organ recital from 12 to 12.30.  The pipe organ is the biggest Cathedral organ in the world and it ...

... their services towards cyclist's (hot showers, bike garages etc). Today these are open for the numerous leisure cyclists who go out for the day near towns. There are also bike/foot ferries operating across the danube to facilitate out on one side and back on the other. This is all new since the 1980's and is the result of a government initiative apparently. They have certainly spent a lot on signs and paths but these now see a lot of traffic. There is also noticeably more commercial ...

Arrived by Train from Vienna, and picked up the bikes at Train station.Everyone lost quickly, bikes needed adjustmentment (Sue thought she had no brakes) so bike was changes. Visited Dom (Cathederal) and then drinks and dinner at nearby Pub (Gasthoff ...

... had to stick to the theme and they had to have a rather small M over their entrance. The other yummy discovery has been the chocolates "Mozart Balls", though I still prefer Cadburys Dairy Milk. And so to Germany - Bavaria, shame I don't like Beer cause there sure is a lot!!!! More entertainment tonight, opera singers performing Mozart and songs from Sound of music.

Best bit: having a long chat Worst bit: no breakfast Distance: 140km I feel a little less of oddity today, having met someone doing an even sillier (or more corageous) trip. Cycling along about lunchtime I came accros a French chap called Olivier on one of those "sit down" bikes. He works for a French supermarket chain (who are sponsoring him) and was happily making his way to China via Russia. I couldnt quite get my head ...

... I'd taken the InterCity which continued on to Passau on it's way to Vienna, and thought I'd be able to catch that, but the fierce-looking lady at the ticket office wasn't having any of that and said I needed to book my bicycle the day before. I knew this was nonsense, but there was no persuading her as she booked me on the slowest ...

... and people. We had dinner at the local brewery and had my first beer with my Dad. The tour was a self guided tour but they pre-book all the hotel rooms and provided a map, and every morning they would pick up our luggage and take it to the next hotel. The ride was great because they had a bike path that followed the river the majority of the time and it was relatively ...